ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 307, 19 March 1928, Page 3

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations f transmit a 3 follow: TODAY IYA Auckland:— i 333 metres, 500 watts. Silent day. •* • i 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon concert; 6 p.m., chil- J dreifs session—Uncles Jeff and Toby; 7.15 ' p.m., news; 8 p.m., vocal quartette,” Ariel Singers, “.Nightfall in the City of Hyderabad”; bass, Mr. Caldwell, “Song of a Dream”; flute, Mr. Rothwell, “Dainty ‘ Dance Caprice”; elocution, Mr. Tingey, j “Sergeant Buzzfuz”; instrumental, Sy-mons-Ellwood-Short Trio, “Second and Third Movemnts from Trio in E Flat”; contralto, Miss N. Coster, “The Serepents Are Asleep Among the Poppies”; vocal duet, Mr. Hill and Mr. Caldwell, “Palanquin Bearers”; violin, Miss Symons, “Second Romance”; soprano, with flute obbligato by Mr. Rothwell, Miss Briggs, “The Snake Charmer”; bass and quartette, Mr. Caldwell and Ariel Singers, “The Royal Tombs of Golconda”; cornet, Mr. Dutton, “Zanette”; tenor, Mr. Hill, “You Flaunt Your Beauty in the Rose”; vocal duet, Miss Coster and Mr. Hill, “Like a Serpent to the Calling Voice of Flutes”; flute, Mr. Rothwell, (a) “Valse, Op. 64, No. 1,” (b) “Minuet”; elocution, Mr. Tingey, “Cardinal Wolsey’s Farewell”; instrumental trio, “Death of Ase” and “Morning”; vocal trio, Ariel Singers, l “New Leaves Grow Green on the Banyan ! Twigs”; bass and quartette, Mr. Caldwell and Ariel Singers, “To a Buddha, Seated on a Lotus”: violin, Miss Symons. “Poem”; contralto, Miss Coster, “Alabas- ' ter”; cornet, Mr. Dutton, “Wendouree”; i vocal quartette. Ariel Singers, “Nightfall j in the City of Hyderabad.” m m m 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0, children’s hour—Unde Jack and Aunt Edna; 7.15, news; 8.0, relay of concert by the Christchurch Harmonic Society (Mr. V. C. Peters, conductor), Christchurch Ladies’ Choral Society (Mr. Sidney Williamson, conductor) and the Male Voice Choir (Dr. J. C. Bradshaw, conductor). • • * , 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. IS-lent day. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0, children’s hour—Cinderella; 7.15, news; 8.0, relay from Majestic Thea,tre; soprano, Mrs. Parry, (a) “In a Garden,” (b) “The Wreath”; instrumental, Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Trio in B Flat, First Movement”; baritone, Mr. Brough, | “Fishermen of England”; violin, Miss Bosworth, “Variations”; contralto, Madame Irene Ainsley, . “Aria—Ah! Rendimi”; instrumental trios, (a) “Poem,” (b) “Spanish Dance”; tenor, Mr. A. Ripley; fifth talk on “Old New Zealand,” by Mr. A. B. Chappell, M.A.; instrumental trio, “Trio in B Flat, Second Movement” (Schubert); 9.20, scene and excerpts from “Merrie England,” by Edward German, under direction Madame Ainsley. Cast: Bessie Throckmorton, Mrs. Parry; Jill-all-alone and Queen Elizabeth, Madame Irene Ainsley; Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. A. Ripley; Earl of Essex, Mr. Walter Brough. * * • 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s hour; 7, news, talk, “For the Man on the Land”; 8 p.m., Overture, “Pas des Cymbales” (Chaminade); Orpheus Quartette, “Ben Bolt”; clarionet, Mr. Wright,

“Spring, Gentle Spring”; humour, Mr. Stark, “Killiecrankie”; instrumental, Sy-mons-Ellwood-Short Trio, “Ballet Music”; baritone, Mr. Barnes, “Arrow and The Song”; ’cello, Mr. Ellwood, “Cavatina”; contralto, Miss Mackie, “Will He Come?”; . Italian mandolin, Mr. Haywood, (a) ! “Scenes That Are Brightest,” (b) “Home < to Our Mountains”; musical monologue, Miss Shepherd, “The Three Ages of Man”; tenor, Mr. Coe, “Genevieve”; humour, Mr. Stark, “Porto Bello Lass”; ] Soprano, Mrs. Harris, “The Promise of Life”; clarionet, Mr. Wright, “Beneath Thy Window”; contralto and quartette, Miss Mackie and Orpheus Quartette, “Old Folks at Home”; instrumental, Studio Trio, (a) “Bacarolle,” (b) “Melody in F,” (c) “Blue Danube Waltz”; baritone, Mr. Barnes, “Sally Horner”; ’cello, Mr. Ellwood, “Largo”; musical monologue, Miss Shepherd, “How to Write a Musical Monologue”; Italian mandolin, Mr. Haywood, (a) “Old Black Joe,” (b) “Old Kentucky Home”; humour, Mr. Stark, “Burlesque Lecture on First Aid”; Orpheus Quartette, “Canadian Boat Song.” • • • 3VA Christchurch: 30G metres. 500 watts. Silent day. * * * 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. ! 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6, children’s 1 hour—Big Brother Bill; 7.15, news; 8 p.m., concert by the Kaikorai Band and assisting artists. ACROSS THE TASMAN TO-DAY Australian broadcasting stations I transmit as follow*: 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 5,000 watts, 6.15 p m., children’s session; S p.m., : country session and news service; 9.30 p.m., concert programme, including items by Broadcasting Topical Chorus. Mr. W. E. Lewis (baritone), Wurlitzer organ recital, Miss Ward (soprano), Miss Lister (contralto), and Bond’s Band. • • * 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., children’s session—Hello Man; | 8.30, news; 9.30, studio concert; dance music. * • • 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. • 7.30 p.m., children’s hour—Billy Bunny; talks on “Scouting” (9), “School Life and , Sport” (9.15), and “Fodder Crops” (9.30). i Items by the Prahran City Band, Miss ; Mackay (soprano), Mr. Trornpff (baritone), studio orchestra, Methodist Male Choir, and dance music. • • • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metre*, 6,000 watts. 7.30 p.m., news; 7.40, talk on “French”; S, children’s hour; 9.30, programme by the Troubadours. NOTES ' Listeners are reminded of the public ! meeting of the Auckland listeners’ i League in the Unity Hall, Upper Queen . ! Street, to-night. In reply to a letter from . ! Mr. G. Mcß. Salt, the secretary of the league, Mr. A. R. Harris has stated that ! he is unable to be present, but is willing ! to meet the executive when he is in Auck- ! land next. It is understood that Mr. G. : McNamara, secretary of the Post Office, is now in the South Island, and will not be at the meeting, as was hoped. ; Station 2YA is broadcasting a studio i performance to-night of the Indian song ; cycle, “The Golden Threshold,” by Liza ■ Lehmann. This is being performed by the , Ariel Singers.